Mekinist Dosage
Generic name: trametinib
Drug class: Multikinase inhibitors
Medically reviewed by A Ras MD.
Recommended Adult Dosing
Dosage forms: TAB: 0.5 mg, 2 mg
Melanoma
- [adjuvant tx]
- Dose: 2 mg PO qd for up to 1y; Info: for pts w/ BRAF V600E or V600K mutation; use w/ dabrafenib; give at least 1h before or 2h after meals
- [unresectable or metastatic dz]
- Dose: 2 mg PO qd; Info: for pts w/ BRAF V600E or V600K mutation; use as monotherapy or w/ dabrafenib; give at least 1h before or 2h after meals
Non-small cell lung CA, metastatic
- [2 mg PO qd]
- Info: for pts w/ BRAF V600E mutation; use w/ dabrafenib; give at least 1h before or 2h after meals
Anaplastic thyroid CA, locally advanced or metastatic
- [2 mg PO qd]
- Info: for pts w/ BRAF V600E mutation; use w/ dabrafenib; give at least 1h before or 2h after meals
BRAF V600E-positive solid tumors, unresectable or metastatic
- [2 mg PO qd]
- Info: for pts who have progressed after prior tx; not for pts w/ colorectal CA; use w/ dabrafenib; give at least 1h before or 2h after meals
Renal dosing
- [see below]
- eGFR >15: no adjustment; eGFR <15: not defined
- HD/PD: not defined
Hepatic dosing
- bilirubin 1.1-1.5x ULN or AST >ULN: no adjustment; bilirubin >1.5x ULN and any AST: not defined
SRC: NLM .